Biography | |
During his career, Russ served as the Director of Bands at Bozeman High School in Bozeman, Montana, and Libby High School in Libby, Montana. Russ's wind, jazz, and marching ensembles have always been among the top groups in festivals and competitions throughout the northwest with three performances at the prestigious All-Northwest Music Educators Conferences. Russ has served for eight years as the music arranger for the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps from Denver, CO, and has written for the Seattle Cascades, Spokane Thunder and the newly reformed Columbians Drum and Bugle Corps. Russ was one of the founding fathers for the resurrection of the Columbians in 2012. Russ maintains an active schedule writing original works for concert band, jazz ensemble, and marching band along with a variety of commission projects for groups of all ages. Past projects include “Fanfare to the Great Hall” for band, chorus and orchestra written to commemorate the grand opening of the new performing arts center at Ferris High School in 2014. “WINDOWS,” written for the Hanford High School Wind Ensemble to be premiered at the “Music for All” festival in Indianapolis in March 2014. Russ’s “Cantabile” for orchestra was performed in Carnegie Hall in New York in 1997, and his Sonata for Flute and Piano is currently being performed internationally. Russ has been active as a clinician throughout the United States and Canada and currently resides in Pasco, Washington with his wife Loralee. |